Felicity Huffman
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Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American film, stage
, and television actress. She is known for her role as executive producer
Dana Whitaker on the ABC
television show Sports Night
(1998—2000), which earned her a Golden Globe Award
nomination, and as hectic supermom Lynette Scavo
on the ABC show Desperate Housewives
(2004—2012), which has earned her an Emmy Award
.
In 2005, her critically acclaimed role as a trans woman
in the independent film
Transamerica
earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. She has also starred in films such as Reversal of Fortune
, The Spanish Prisoner
, Magnolia
, Path to War
, Georgia Rule
and Phoebe in Wonderland
.
, the daughter of Grace Valle (née
Ewing), an actress, and Moore Peters Huffman, a banker and partner at Morgan Stanley
. Her parents divorced a year after her birth, and she was raised mostly by her mother. She has six sisters (Mariah, Betsy, Jane, Grace, Isabel, Jessie) and a brother (Moore Jr.). She attended The Putney School
, a boarding middle school in Putney, Vermont
and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan
in 1980. After high school she went on to New York University
where she graduated in 1984 from Circle In The Square, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
in Drama.
in the title role in the formulation Speed the Plow
. In the same year, she began her career in film, she starred in the roles of the second plan in the movies Things Change and Lip service.
In 1991, she played her first leading role on the television mini-series based on the novel by Stephen King's Golden Years.
In 1997, she starred in the film The Spanish Prisoner
. From 1998 to 2000, she played role in the highly regarded by critics series Sports Night
, she received several awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe.
On television, she starred as Dana Whitaker in the dramedy Sports Night
, and has had guest starring roles on Frasier
, The X-Files
, The West Wing, Early Edition
, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
.
After completion of the show, she gave birth to her first child and returned to work. She starred in a controversial statement about the proximity of women in the Boston Marriage
and other theatrical productions. In 2001, she made a pilot TV series Heart Department for the CBS
. In 2002, she played Lady Bird Johnson
HBO movie Path to War
.
In 2001, she appeared in the made for TV movie Snap Decision with Mare Winningham
. Huffman has appeared in films such as Raising Helen
and Christmas with the Kranks
. In 2003, she starred in Showtime's dramedy Out of Order.
Huffman won an Emmy for her work on Desperate Housewives
(Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
), as well as two 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Best Actress - Comedy Series and part of Best Ensemble - Comedy Series). Huffman's performance in the film Transamerica
was praised by many critics and garnered her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
as well as nominations for the Best Actress (Screen Actors Guild)
and Best Actress (Academy Awards)
. Huffman is now a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
.
Huffman is also the co-author of the self-help book, A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend.
She played in dramedy Georgia Rule
in 2007, and the independent drama Phoebe in Wonderland
in 2008.
On June 23, 2008, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Huffman and her husband William H. Macy
would each receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
in the upcoming year.
She made a film, Lesster, as a writer, director and actress in 2010.
In 2011, Huffman plays in the film Come Back to Sorrento
directed by David Mamet
, and features in the drama Keep Coming Back with William H. Macy.
A report in November 2010 suggested that Huffman, along with co-star Teri Hatcher
, would be quitting Desperate Housewives, but ABC denied the claim.
, with whom she has two daughters, Sophie Grace (born August 1, 2000) and Georgia Grace (born March 14, 2002). They married on September 6, 1997. She has appeared on television, in movies, and on stage many times with her husband, such as on the TV show Sports Night and in the movie Magnolia
.
In 2005, Huffman revealed that she had suffered from both anorexia
and bulimia
in her late teens and twenties.
Stage (theatre)
In theatre or performance arts, the stage is a designated space for the performance productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the members of the audience...
, and television actress. She is known for her role as executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
Dana Whitaker on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
television show Sports Night
Sports Night
Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls, and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure...
(1998—2000), which earned her a Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
nomination, and as hectic supermom Lynette Scavo
Lynette Scavo
Lynette Scavo is a fictional character on the series Desperate Housewives. The character is playedby actress Felicity Huffman, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series...
on the ABC show Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
(2004—2012), which has earned her an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
.
In 2005, her critically acclaimed role as a trans woman
Trans woman
A trans woman is a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person and the term trans woman is preferred by some individuals over various medical terms. Other non-medical terms include t-girl, tg-girl and ts-girl...
in the independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
Transamerica
Transamerica (film)
Transamerica is a 2005 independent comedy-drama film produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. The film tells the story of Bree, a transsexual woman , who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby ....
earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. She has also starred in films such as Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune
Reversal of Fortune is a 1990 film adapted from the 1985 book Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case, written by law professor Alan Dershowitz...
, The Spanish Prisoner
The Spanish Prisoner
The Spanish Prisoner is a 1997 American suspense film, written and directed by David Mamet and starring Campbell Scott, Steve Martin, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ben Gazzara and Ricky Jay...
, Magnolia
Magnolia (film)
Magnolia is a 1999 American drama film written, produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, narrated by Ricky Jay, and starring Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, and Jason Robards in his last feature film appearance...
, Path to War
Path to War
Path to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer that deals directly with the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of United States President Lyndon B...
, Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Garrett Hedlund, and Cary Elwes. The original music score was composed by John Debney.-Plot:...
and Phoebe in Wonderland
Phoebe in Wonderland
Phoebe in Wonderland is a 2009 independent film directed by Daniel Barnz.It was screened in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and received a limited theatrical release on March 6, 2009.-Plot:...
.
Early life
Huffman was born in Bedford, New YorkBedford (town), New York
Bedford is a town in Westchester County, New York, USA. The population was 17,335 at the 2010 census.The Town of Bedford is located in the northeastern part of Westchester County, and contains the three hamlets of Bedford Hills, Bedford Village, and Katonah...
, the daughter of Grace Valle (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Ewing), an actress, and Moore Peters Huffman, a banker and partner at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
. Her parents divorced a year after her birth, and she was raised mostly by her mother. She has six sisters (Mariah, Betsy, Jane, Grace, Isabel, Jessie) and a brother (Moore Jr.). She attended The Putney School
The Putney School
The Putney School is an independent high school in Putney, Vermont. It was founded in 1935 by Carmelita Hinton. It is a co-educational, college-preparatory boarding school, with a day-student component, located outside of Brattleboro, Vermont. Emily Jones is the director...
, a boarding middle school in Putney, Vermont
Putney, Vermont
Putney is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census.On December 26, 1753 Col.Josiah Willard led a proprietors' petition for a Putney charter which was issued by Governor Benning Wentworth of the New Hampshire Grants under King George II of England...
and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
in 1980. After high school she went on to New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
where she graduated in 1984 from Circle In The Square, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
in Drama.
Career
Huffman started her career in theater in the early eighties. In 1988, she debuted on BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
in the title role in the formulation Speed the Plow
Speed-the-Plow
Speed-the-Plow is a play by David Mamet which is a satirical dissection of the American movie business, a theme Mamet would revisit in his later films Wag the Dog and State and Main ....
. In the same year, she began her career in film, she starred in the roles of the second plan in the movies Things Change and Lip service.
In 1991, she played her first leading role on the television mini-series based on the novel by Stephen King's Golden Years.
In 1997, she starred in the film The Spanish Prisoner
The Spanish Prisoner
The Spanish Prisoner is a 1997 American suspense film, written and directed by David Mamet and starring Campbell Scott, Steve Martin, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ben Gazzara and Ricky Jay...
. From 1998 to 2000, she played role in the highly regarded by critics series Sports Night
Sports Night
Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls, and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure...
, she received several awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe.
On television, she starred as Dana Whitaker in the dramedy Sports Night
Sports Night
Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls, and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure...
, and has had guest starring roles on Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
, The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
, The West Wing, Early Edition
Early Edition
Early Edition is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this...
, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American dramedy television series created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It ran for 22 episodes.The series takes place behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show on the fictional television network NBS , whose format is similar to that of NBC's...
.
After completion of the show, she gave birth to her first child and returned to work. She starred in a controversial statement about the proximity of women in the Boston Marriage
Boston Marriage (play)
Boston Marriage is a 1999 play by American playwright David Mamet. The play concerns two women at the turn of the 20th century who are in a "Boston marriage," a relationship between two females that may involve both physical and emotional intimacy...
and other theatrical productions. In 2001, she made a pilot TV series Heart Department for the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
. In 2002, she played Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 during the presidency of her husband Lyndon B. Johnson. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for beautification of the nation's cities and highways and conservation of natural resources and made that...
HBO movie Path to War
Path to War
Path to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer that deals directly with the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of United States President Lyndon B...
.
In 2001, she appeared in the made for TV movie Snap Decision with Mare Winningham
Mare Winningham
Mare Winningham , born Mary Megan Winningham, is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She has been nominated once for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Drama Desk, 7 times for Emmy Awards , and has also won an Independent Spirit Award and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.She is...
. Huffman has appeared in films such as Raising Helen
Raising Helen
Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. It stars Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer and his sister Abigail Breslin and Helen Mirren...
and Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Joe Roth and starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. The screenplay by Chris Columbus is based on the 2001 novel Skipping Christmas by John Grisham.-Plot:...
. In 2003, she starred in Showtime's dramedy Out of Order.
Huffman won an Emmy for her work on Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
(Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series
This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. The award was first presented in 1953, but was not awarded again until 1959...
), as well as two 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Best Actress - Comedy Series and part of Best Ensemble - Comedy Series). Huffman's performance in the film Transamerica
Transamerica (film)
Transamerica is a 2005 independent comedy-drama film produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. The film tells the story of Bree, a transsexual woman , who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby ....
was praised by many critics and garnered her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951...
as well as nominations for the Best Actress (Screen Actors Guild)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture
The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film.Note:* "†" indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress....
and Best Actress (Academy Awards)
Academy Award for Best Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
. Huffman is now a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
.
Huffman is also the co-author of the self-help book, A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend.
She played in dramedy Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Garrett Hedlund, and Cary Elwes. The original music score was composed by John Debney.-Plot:...
in 2007, and the independent drama Phoebe in Wonderland
Phoebe in Wonderland
Phoebe in Wonderland is a 2009 independent film directed by Daniel Barnz.It was screened in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and received a limited theatrical release on March 6, 2009.-Plot:...
in 2008.
On June 23, 2008, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Huffman and her husband William H. Macy
William H. Macy
William Hall Macy, Jr. is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though...
would each receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
in the upcoming year.
She made a film, Lesster, as a writer, director and actress in 2010.
In 2011, Huffman plays in the film Come Back to Sorrento
Come Back to Sorrento (film)
Come Back to Sorrento is a drama film directed by Michael Worth starring Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy....
directed by David Mamet
David Mamet
David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.Best known as a playwright, Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize and received a Tony nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross . He also received a Tony nomination for Speed-the-Plow . As a screenwriter, he received Oscar...
, and features in the drama Keep Coming Back with William H. Macy.
A report in November 2010 suggested that Huffman, along with co-star Teri Hatcher
Teri Hatcher
Teri Lynn Hatcher is an American actress, writer, and presenter. She is known for her television roles as Susan Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and Lois Lane on the ABC comedy-drama series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman...
, would be quitting Desperate Housewives, but ABC denied the claim.
Personal life
Huffman is married to actor William H. MacyWilliam H. Macy
William Hall Macy, Jr. is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though...
, with whom she has two daughters, Sophie Grace (born August 1, 2000) and Georgia Grace (born March 14, 2002). They married on September 6, 1997. She has appeared on television, in movies, and on stage many times with her husband, such as on the TV show Sports Night and in the movie Magnolia
Magnolia (film)
Magnolia is a 1999 American drama film written, produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, narrated by Ricky Jay, and starring Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, and Jason Robards in his last feature film appearance...
.
In 2005, Huffman revealed that she had suffered from both anorexia
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
and bulimia
Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purging or consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time, followed by an attempt to rid oneself of the food consumed, usually by purging and/or by laxative, diuretics or excessive exercise. Bulimia nervosa is...
in her late teens and twenties.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Sara Greene | Episode: A Home Run for Love |
| 1988 | Things Change | The Wheel of Fortune Girl | |
| Lip Service | Woman P.A. | TV Movie | |
| 1990 | Reversal of Fortune Reversal of Fortune Reversal of Fortune is a 1990 film adapted from the 1985 book Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case, written by law professor Alan Dershowitz... |
Minnie, Dershowitz's Student Staff | |
| 1991 | Golden Years | Terry Spann | 7 Episodes |
| 1992 | Quicksand: No Escape Quicksand: No Escape Quicksand: No Escape is a 1992 thriller film directed by Michael Pressman, and stars Donald Sutherland, Tim Matheson and Felicity Huffman.-Plot:... |
Julianna Reinhardt | TV Movie |
| Raven | Sharon Prior | Episode: ...And Everything Nice | |
| The Water Engine The Water Engine The Water Engine is a play by David Mamet that highlights the sometimes violent suppression of a disruptive alternative energy technology. The storyline setting of 1934 likely coincides with the real-life experiences of Texans Henry "Dad" and Charles H. Garrett who, in 1935, received a U.S. Patent... |
Dance Hall Girl | TV Movie | |
| The Heart of Justice | Annie | TV Movie | |
| 1992, 1997 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
Diane Perkins | 2 Episodes |
| 1993 | The X-Files The X-Files The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s... |
Dr. Nancy Da Silva | Episode: "Ice" |
| 1995 | Hackers Hackers (film) Hackers is a 1995 American thriller film directed by Iain Softley and starring Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller, Renoly Santiago, Matthew Lillard, Lorraine Bracco and Fisher Stevens... |
Prosecuting Attorney | |
| 1996 | Harrison: Cry of the City | Peggy Macklin | TV Movie |
| Early Edition Early Edition Early Edition is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this... |
Det. Tagliatti | Episode: Pilot | |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope Chicago Hope Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr... |
Ellie Stockton | Episode: Take My Wife, Please |
| The Spanish Prisoner The Spanish Prisoner The Spanish Prisoner is a 1997 American suspense film, written and directed by David Mamet and starring Campbell Scott, Steve Martin, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ben Gazzara and Ricky Jay... |
Pat McCune | ||
| 1998–2000 | Sports Night Sports Night Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls, and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure... |
Dana Whitaker | TV Series; Series Regular Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2000) Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2000) Nominated — Q Award for Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series Viewers For Quality Television Viewers for Quality Television was an American nonprofit organization founded in 1984 to advocate network television series that members of the organization voted to be of the "highest quality." The group's goal was to rescue "...critically acclaimed programs from cancellation despite their... (2000) |
| 1999 | A Slight Case of Murder A Slight Case of Murder A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film is based on a play by Damon Runyon and Howard Lindsay. The offbeat comedy stars Edward G... |
Kit Wannamaker | |
| Magnolia Magnolia (film) Magnolia is a 1999 American drama film written, produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, narrated by Ricky Jay, and starring Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, and Jason Robards in his last feature film appearance... |
Cynthia | ||
| 2001 | The Heart Department | Dr. Liza Peck | |
| The West Wing | Ann Stark | Episode: "The Leadership Breakfast The Leadership Breakfast "The Leadership Breakfast" is the 33rd episode of The West Wing.-Plot:Toby wants real issues to be discussed at a breakfast to herald the start of the new legislative session, including minimum wage and health care coverage... " |
|
| Snap Decision | Carrie Dixon | ||
| 2002 | Path to War Path to War Path to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer that deals directly with the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of United States President Lyndon B... |
Lady Bird Johnson Lady Bird Johnson Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 during the presidency of her husband Lyndon B. Johnson. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for beautification of the nation's cities and highways and conservation of natural resources and made that... |
|
| Door to Door Door to Door (film) Door to Door was a 2002 TV movie about Bill Porter , a door-to-door salesman with cerebral palsy. The film was produced for the TNT cable network and was nominated for twelve Emmy Awards, winning six... |
Joey’s Mom | Uncredited | |
| Girls Club | Marcia Holden | Episode: Pilot | |
| 2002–2003 | Kim Possible Kim Possible Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the... |
Dr. Betty Director | 2 Episodes |
| 2003 | Out of Order Out of Order (TV series) Out of Order is an American television dramedy series created and written by Donna Powers and Wayne Powers , who also directed the first and final episodes... |
Lorna Colm | Mini-series Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film -1990s:*1996: Helen Mirren - Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment**Kirstie Alley - Suddenly**Lolita Davidovich - Harvest on Fire**Laura Dern - The Siege of Ruby Ridge**Jena Malone - Hidden in America... |
| Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars... |
Julia Wilcox | 8 episodes | |
| House Hunting House Hunting House Hunting is a psychological horror film starring Marc Singer, Art LaFleur, Paul McGill, Hayley DuMond, Janey Gioiosa, Rebekah Kennedy, and Victoria Vance"House Hunting" a psychological horror thriller written/directed by Eric Hurt... |
Sheila | ||
| 2004 | The D.A. | Charlotte Ellis | 3 Episodes |
| Raising Helen Raising Helen Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. It stars Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer and his sister Abigail Breslin and Helen Mirren... |
Lindsay Davis | ||
| Reversible Errors Reversible Errors (film) Reversible Errors is a 2004 2 episode television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Scott Turow.It was directed by Mike Robe, who previously directed Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof. Filming was done in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia, and featured shots of Halifax City Hall and... |
Judge Gillian Sullivan | Nominated — Prism Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries | |
| Christmas with the Kranks Christmas with the Kranks Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Joe Roth and starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. The screenplay by Chris Columbus is based on the 2001 novel Skipping Christmas by John Grisham.-Plot:... |
Merry | ||
| 2004–2012 | Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W... |
Lynette Scavo Lynette Scavo Lynette Scavo is a fictional character on the series Desperate Housewives. The character is playedby actress Felicity Huffman, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series... |
Series regular Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Won 2005, Nominated 2007) Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (Won 2005, Nominated 2006-2007) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series (Won 2006, Nominated 2007) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Won 2005-2006, Nominated 2007-2009) Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2005–2007) Nominated — Prism Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Series |
| 2005 | Transamerica Transamerica (film) Transamerica is a 2005 independent comedy-drama film produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. The film tells the story of Bree, a transsexual woman , who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby .... |
Sabrina 'Bree' Osbourne | African-American Film Critics Association for Best Actress African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2005 The 3rd African-American Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking of 2005, were given on 30 December 2005.-Top 10 Films:# Crash# The Constant Gardener# Good Night, and Good Luck.# Brokeback Mountain# Syriana... Bangkok International Film Festival Award for Best Actress 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival The 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival was held from February 17 to February 27. The festival's events were held in the newly opened Siam Paragon, the first time all the festival's screenings, sidebar events, activities and film market were gathered under one roof.The festival opened with the... Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951... Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is an award given by the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association to honor the best achievements in filmmaking.-Winners and nominees:*1993: Holly Hunter - The Piano*1994:... Jury Award for Best Actress at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010... Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female National Board of Review Award for Best Actress National Board of Review Award for Best Actress The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Award for Best Actress is one of the annual film awards given by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.-1940s:-1950s:- 1960s :- 1970s :- 1980s :- 1990s :- 2000s :-2010s:... Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. It was started in 1989 and is held annually in January... Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress The Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is an award given by the Phoenix Film Critics Society to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:... San Diego Film Festival Award for Best Actress San Diego Asian Film Festival The San Diego Asian Film Festival is an annual event organized by the San Diego Asian Film Foundation. The festival was first held in 2000 at the University of San Diego by the Asian American Journalists Association of San Diego.-Organization Overview:... Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama is one of the annual awards given by the International Press Academy.- Winners and nominees :The following listing is based on the web postings of the International Press Academy.- 1990s :... Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress The Southeastern Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given by the Southeastern Film Critics Association to honor the finest female lead acting.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival... Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle.-2000s:-2010s:... Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Actress Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry... Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress is an annual award given by the Chicago Film Critics Association.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-References:... Nominated — Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is one of the annual film awards given by the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle.-2000s:-2010s:... Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best lead actress of the year.Reese Witherspoon and Naomi Watts have each won this award twice.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association is a group of film critics based out of Washington, D.C., United States that was founded in 2003. WAFCA is composed of 34 DC-based film critics from television, radio, print and the internet... |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was an American dramedy television series created and written by Aaron Sorkin. It ran for 22 episodes.The series takes place behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show on the fictional television network NBS , whose format is similar to that of NBC's... |
Herself | Episode: Pilot |
| Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman Choose Your Own Adventure The Abominable Snowman is a 2006 animated interactive DVD movie, based on the Choose Your Own Adventure gamebook of the same name by R. A. Montgomery. Viewers make choices every 3–6 minutes using their DVD player remote control to determine what happens... |
Pilot Nima | Straight-to-video; voice | |
| 2007 | Georgia Rule Georgia Rule Georgia Rule is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Garrett Hedlund, and Cary Elwes. The original music score was composed by John Debney.-Plot:... |
Lilly Wilcox | Nominated — Prism Award for Performance in a Feature Film |
| 2008 | Phoebe in Wonderland Phoebe in Wonderland Phoebe in Wonderland is a 2009 independent film directed by Daniel Barnz.It was screened in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and received a limited theatrical release on March 6, 2009.-Plot:... |
Hillary Lichten | |
| 2010 | Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian... |
voice | |
| 2010 | Lesster | Mom | writer, director and actress |
| 2012 | Untitled Felicity Huffman Project | TNT show | |
| Keep Coming Back | Pre-production | ||
| Come Back to Sorrento Come Back to Sorrento (film) Come Back to Sorrento is a drama film directed by Michael Worth starring Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy.... |
Pre-production |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | A Taste of Honey A Taste of Honey A Taste of Honey is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 18. It was initially intended as a novel, but she turned it into a play because she hoped to revitalize British theatre and to address social issues that she felt were not being presented... as Joe |
Stage Theatre, New York City |
| 1986 | Been Taken as Jill | 18th Street Playhouse, New York City |
| 1988 | Speed the Plow as Karen | Royale Theatre |
| 1988 | Boys' Life Boys' Life Boys' Life is the monthly magazine of the Boy Scouts of America . Its targeted readership is young American males between the ages of 6 and 18.Boys' Life is published in two demographic editions... as Maggie |
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City |
| 1989 | Bobby Gould in Hell | Lincoln Center Theater |
| 1990 | Grotesque Love Songs | New York City |
| 1994 | Shaker Heights | New York City |
| 1995 | Dangerous Corner Dangerous Corner Dangerous Corner was the first play by the English writer J. B. Priestley. It was premiered in May 1932 by Tyrone Guthrie at the Lyric Theatre, London, and filmed in 1934 by Phil Rosen.... |
off-Broadway production |
| 1995–1996 | The Cryptogram The Cryptogram The Cryptogram is a 1995 play by American playwright David Mamet. The play concerns the moment when childhood is lost. The story is set in 1959 on the night before a young boy is to go on a camping trip with his father.... as Donny |
American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts off-Broadway production |
| 1997 | The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite as Marie | Atlantic Theater Company, New York City |
| 1999 | Boston Marriage Boston Marriage (play) Boston Marriage is a 1999 play by American playwright David Mamet. The play concerns two women at the turn of the 20th century who are in a "Boston marriage," a relationship between two females that may involve both physical and emotional intimacy... as Anna |
American Repertory Theatre, Hasty Pudding Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Oh, Hell! as Glenna | Lincoln Center, New York City | |
| The Loop | New York City | |
| Jake’s Women | Old Globe Theatre | |
| Three Sisters Three Sisters (play) Three Sisters is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov, perhaps partially inspired by the situation of the three Brontë sisters, but most probably by the three Zimmermann sisters in Perm... |
Philadelphia Festival Theatre |
Other awards and nominations
OBIE AwardObie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given by The Village Voice newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City...
- 1994–95: Won for her performance as Donny in David Mamet's "Cryptogram"
Other honors
- 2009: In June 2008 it was announced that Felicity Huffman would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of FameHollywood Walk of FameThe Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
. Although announced in June 2008, she is among the list of 2009 recipients. The date and time for the unveiling of her star and ceremony has not yet been announced but was expected to be sometime in 2009.